Zimmerman Fire Department Relief Association

Analysis

Zimmerman Fire Department Relief Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Zimmerman, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Zimmerman Fire Department Relief Association reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.1m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $520k to $1.0m (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 182%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Zimmerman Fire Department Relief Association sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Citizens Hose Company No 1 ($1.0m), Wingate Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($1.0m) and Osolo Emergency Medical Services ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $6,600 (0.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $309k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 30 employees.